450 breck's new book of flowers. 



as much root as possible, every autumn, and planted out 

 in nursery rows, or where they are to remain, if strong 

 plants. The parent plant is also very much benefited by 

 this operation. 



JBuddifig. — All the varieties of the Rose can be prop- 

 agated by budding, and, to increase new and rare varieties, 

 this mode is always resorted to. There are some sorts, 

 naturally weak, which flower much more perfectly when 

 budded on some strong-growing species ; but we hate a 

 budded Rose-bush, and will not have one in our own 

 grounds, if we can get them on their own roots. It re- 

 quires much care and attention to keep them in order, as 

 the stock is continually throwing up suckers, which draw 

 all the nourishment from the budded variety. Where 

 there are but few varieties, and a skillful gardener to look 

 after the plants, there is no doubt but that it is desirable 

 to have some upon strong-growing stocks. We were not 

 a little amused, a few years since, upon a visit at the 

 house of a horticultural friend, who, by the Avay, was 

 better acquainted with the management of his fruit trees 

 than he was with the flower-garden. His garden was well 

 laid out and kept very neat. He was taking me around to 

 show the various plants, and getting what information 

 he could out of one he supposed knew more than lie did 

 about them. Presently he came to a wilderness of the 

 French Dog Roses. " There," says he, " is a lot of the 

 choicest Roses that could be obtained in France." " In- 

 deed,'' says I, "they certainly look very vigorous." 

 " They do, to be sure," he replied ; " but somehow or 

 other, they look very much alike, and the few that flow- 

 ered this year were very single." " That is very prob- 

 able," I replied, " for Dog Roses have great resemblance 

 to each other, and ai-e always single." Great was his sur- 

 ])rise, when I convinced him that the Roses he had im- 

 ported and cultivated with so much care, were only 



